Right then.

So what is the nature of the problem in terms of missed data - all rows sometimes or last n rows sometimes or every second row sometimes or...?

I assume to that your example is correct in that you do not use some filter condition in the APPEND FROM.

Do you have an error routine that might be dropping (notification of) an error condition arising?

good luck

>It is NOT a filtered cursor rather it is a code CREATEd CURSOR that has its values populated from the web form then validated prior to adding all 15 rows of the cursor to the VFP table.
>
>>Tom,
>>
>>Is it possible that your "cursor" is NOT really a cursor, but rather a 'filtered result set'?
>>
>>If so, and you are using VFP6 or better, then the NOFILTER clause should fix that.
>>
>>If not, what records are you losing - all of them or just the last few or???
>>
>>good luck
>>
>>
>> >I have an application that is a MTDLL on a web site that saves 15 rows of data from a cursor to a permanent DBF table using the following commands:
>>>
>>>

>>>SELECT table
>>>APPEND FROM DBF('cursorname')
>>>

>>>
>>>I suppose the code would be better written as follows:
>>>
>>>

>>>SELECT table
>>>IF FLOCK()
>>>  APPEND FROM DBF('cursorname')
>>>ENDIF
>>>UNLOCK
>>>FLUSH
>>>

>>>
>>>The other alternative is to loop thru the cursor and do INSERT INTOs as such:
>>>
>>>

>>>SELECT cursor
>>>SCAN
>>>  SCATTER MEMVAR
>>>  INSERT INTO table FROM MEMVAR
>>>ENDSCAN
>>>

>>>
>>>I suppose the erradict data loss may be part of a contention issue but I find that somewhat unlikely (but possible) as this is not a heavily trafficed site.
>>>
>>>Anyone ever had a similar issue and what is the best solution - APPEND FROM or INSERT INTO?